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Intro to Threat Detection in Microsoft Defender XDR

XDR means Extended Detection and Response. This course will teach you what that means and how Microsoft’s XDR can protect your enterprise.

Intermediate
33m

Created by Chris Behrens

Last Updated Nov 26, 2025

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Intro to Threat Detection in Microsoft Defender XDR

XDR means Extended Detection and Response. This course will teach you what that means and how Microsoft’s XDR can protect your enterprise.

Intermediate
33m

Created by Chris Behrens

Last Updated Nov 26, 2025

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What you'll learn

Microsoft XDR is a real-time engine aimed at protecting your enterprise. In this course, Intro to Threat Detection in Microsoft Defender XDR, you’ll gain the ability to leverage XDR to secure your infrastructure. First, you’ll explore the differences between Sentinel and XDR. Next, you’ll discover telemetry and how it gets your information actionable by XDR. Finally, you’ll learn how to compose XDR and Sentinel together. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of XDR and Sentinel needed to secure your cloud resources.

Intro to Threat Detection in Microsoft Defender XDR
Intermediate
33m
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Chris Behrens
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Chris B. Behrens is a writer, speaker and software developer, specializing in DevOps. He has been a developer and architect for more than twenty years focusing on small to medium size companies and the development changes they face.

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